SketchUp 2016 is here....
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There was one major thing that made all the difference for people using complex stuff and rendering... 64-bit...
That soothed a lot of criticism but since then all seems to be about sketchup plugins: creating the right enviroment for plugin developers to specialize sketchup.
Quite frankly I can understand why. Sketchup is used by too many people with too many scopes.
What the trimble folks could do is, keep doing that as a side task but select from the stuff all people are needing, no matter what they're doing, and develop that way.
Things that have been suggested here and have been on wishlists forever seem to be pointing there, however and unfortunatelly, it seems those things are being regarded by trimble as utopic.
Sincerelly, the problem is that Sketchup simply works and even if it could be way better than it is, it is still fit for everyone.
Trimble are certainly aware of that.
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The new 'feature' Default Tray wasn't so smart decision. It steals tons of display area being pinned;
and being on Autohide mode it doesn't show the windows I demand via shortcuts (say Cnrl+1 for Entity Info) I have to digg in with the cursor. And finally there's no option to drag this damn tray to the 2nd monitor
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@rv1974 said:
The new 'feature' Default Tray wasn't so smart decision. It steals tons of display area being pinned;
and being on Autohide mode it doesn't show the windows I demand via shortcuts (say Cnrl+1 for Entity Info) I have to digg in with the cursor. And finally there's no option to drag this damn tray to the 2nd monitorI agree I prefer the old trays/panels on windows way better. The one thing that had to be fixed was the Outliner - having that one open could make your ruby plugins twice as slow.
You should be able to drag the tray to the second monitor though.
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i always think the strength of sketchup is it's simplicity and the weakeness of sketchup is it's simplicity. I always hate it and love it at the same time.
until there is SERIOUS competition from another new and similar software, Sketchup will always bring NO real updates to people who are screaming the loudest in the wishlist topic.
Do you guys think is it possible any company would develop a software that is more like a hybrid of sketchup/3ds max and or modo or etc...
I really want a software that is easy to use like sketchup but has all the traditional 3d software functionality.
again, I don't think Sketchup has real competitions out there. 3ds vs maya? apple vs microsfot? xbox vs ps,... Sketchup vs who??? I should stop here.
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I guess it's sketchup VS everything else!
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Please tell me I'm missing something positive...
I don't see any mention of network licensing - is it still as broken as it was on release with v2015 ?!
And it seems it's even more restricted in v2016 - this from our licence e-mail, confirming same as earlier poster:
Single user licence - once your 2016 licence is authorised, your 2015 licence will not be able to be installed on any new computers (but will continue to run as an existing installation).
Network licence - Authorising your new 2016 licence on a single machine starts a 60 day countdown, after which 2015 will be disabled on all machines. If you wish to test version 2016, it is highly recommended you use the trial version to do so.
We cannot reactivate a 2015 licence once it becomes inactive after the 60 day period.Seriously?!
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Installded 2016. Now trying to get plugins to work.
One thing I have noticed is the icons for the tool bars are larger. (Yes I have it set not to display "large icons". This sure messes up my screen layout.
Finding some plugins not working, like Matt 666 "Toggle Units". Darn.
Ken
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Boy this is tough. I want to be excited about this version, but....
It's like having a bad holiday meal at your Mom's house. You do not want to tell your Mom she cooked a stinker. You don't want her mad or embarrassed. You don't want to get scolded by your siblings for telling the truth that most everyone is thinking. You shudder at the notion your friends will think you are a jerk for saying something. But, this has been happening for the past several holidays. Somebody has to tell Mom, right? Hey Mom, you have done better and I was really looking forward to your legendary cooking. I mean you spent a lot of money and time on it, but this meal was not good at all. Then comes the other truth that you don't want to admit. Your Mom has been losing her hearing.
How was the holiday meal?
You answer
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@sfto1 said:
Boy this is tough. I want to be excited about this version, but....
It's like having a bad holiday meal at your Mom's house. You do not want to tell your Mom she cooked a stinker. You don't want her mad or embarrassed. You don't want to get scolded by your siblings for telling the truth that most everyone is thinking. You shudder at the notion your friends will think you are a jerk for saying something. But, this has been happening for the past several holidays. Somebody has to tell Mom, right? Hey Mom, you have done better and I was really looking forward to your legendary cooking. I mean you spent a lot of money and time on it, but this meal was not good at all. Then comes the other truth that you don't want to admit. Your Mom has been losing her hearing.
How was the holiday meal?
You answer
and run for cover.Hmm, dunno if this analogy works, Has your mum's cooking gotten worse? or are you just not happy that she is not cooking the Thanksgiving dinner the way Martha Stewart would? The way I see it the Turkey is cooked the same traditional way as it always has, and being the showcase of the table i would not want it to ever change, now there are some that asked for Sweet potato casserole with melted marshmallows on top but did not get it instead a slightly improved normal sweet potato side.
We did get an improved presentation, lets call it the table decoration and we got a better stuffing, this time it was cooked separately as a side so it's not as soggy as traditional stuffing.
Then you have the other part of the day (layout) before it was passing out on the couch watching your football team lose, this year you get to pass out on a comfy lazyboy and your football team actually winning (unless you are a Dallas cowboy fan). -
@holmes said:
And it seems it's even more restricted in v2016 - this from our licence e-mail, confirming same as earlier poster:
Single user licence - once your 2016 licence is authorised, your 2015 licence will not be able to be installed on any new computers (but will continue to run as an existing installation).
Seriously?!
Hmm, guess I'll have to try 2016 on a secondary computer just as a trial. Not liking the sound of the toolbars getting bigger.
Wonder if there's any limit to how long you have before "upgrading" to 2016. I'd like to wait until the plugins are generally up to speed before messing with the update.
Wow Pete, your analogy stretched around my screen several times
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The tool bars are not bigger see image, top is new 2016 toolbars and lower are the 2014 toolbars
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@solo said:
The tool bars are not bigger see image, top is new 2016 toolbars and lower are the 2014 toolbars
Solo they are larger on my computer.
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@unknownuser said:
@solo said:
The tool bars are not bigger see image, top is new 2016 toolbars and lower are the 2014 toolbars
Solo they are larger on my computer.
Have you tried to Untick "Use Large tool buttons" In Window/Preferences/Workspace
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@unknownuser said:
@solo said:
The tool bars are not bigger see image, top is new 2016 toolbars and lower are the 2014 toolbars
Solo they are larger on my computer.
I'm using Win 7, so not sure about win 10
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Nor on win 10
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@solo said:
I'm using Win 7, so not sure about win 10
Off topic, but I think you wrote somewhere quite a while ago that you had installed Windows 10 beta.
Have you downgraded again or do I remember wrong?
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I'm disappointed that after years of maintenance and upgrade fees, there are no native tools for parametric modeling (like profile builder 2) or interior lighting options. Having the ability to use third party plugins is great, but having to pay upgrade fees and not have increased modeling options is a bit of a stinker.
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The "technology:meal" analogies miss the mark because food doesn't really change. Technology however does change, these days at a frighteningly frantic pace. Yet SketchUp doesn't... watching the development is almost like watching moss grow on a rock.
The writing has been on the wall for several years regarding the slow strangling of a once promising package -- but I guess some are happy to "go down with the ship".... or "fade away into obscurity together".
For myself, I don't have money to waste on a software that is not keeping pace with technological developement (or the third-party ecosystem artificially propping it up). I do find it hilarious that they (Trimble) expect users to buy the updates, sight unseen, via continous subscription... plenty of suckers out there I guess.
I have to laugh at the blatent display of a startling combination of greed, ineptitude and lack of vision/leadership. Under normal circumstances I might expect them to be ashamed of themselves... but I learned a while ago they have absolutely no shame.
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Here are a set of images from 2015 and 2016.
Computer Windows 7 professional. Company computer, can't change operating system.
Note also, I use PicPick as image capture and when I moved a toolbar icon to the drawing area in verision 2016, I could capture an image of the toolbar's icon, however, in 2015 I had to move the toolbar off the drawing screen to make a capture, as they disappear in 2015 unless they are off the drawing area. Both captured images where to the left side of the drawing window.
Ken
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